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title: "Padding"
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# Padding

<div class="subnav">
    <a class="subnav-link" href="#usage">Usage</a>
    <a class="subnav-link" href="#responsive">Responsive</a>
    <a class="subnav-link" href="#customizing">Customizing</a>
</div>

<h2 id="usage">Using</h2>

The syntax below is combined to create a system for padding and margins. For example, `.pt-2` would add padding to the top of the element to the value of `0.5rem` and `.mx-0` would make the horizontal margin zero.

<div class="flex items-start mt-8 text-sm">
    <div class="pr-12">
        <div class="mb-3 text-slate uppercase">Class</div>
        <div><code class="inline-block my-1 mr-1 px-2 py-1 font-mono border rounded">p</code> Padding</div>
        <div><code class="inline-block my-1 mr-1 px-2 py-1 font-mono border rounded">m</code> Margin</div>
        <div><code class="inline-block my-1 mr-1 px-2 py-1 font-mono border rounded">pull</code> Negative Margin</div>
    </div>
    <div class="pl-12 pr-12 border-l">
        <div class="mb-3 text-slate"><span class="uppercase">Position</span> <span class="text-slate-light text-xs">(optional)</span></div>
        <div><code class="inline-block my-1 mr-1 px-2 py-1 font-mono border rounded">t</code> Top</div>
        <div><code class="inline-block my-1 mr-1 px-2 py-1 font-mono border rounded">r</code> Right</div>
        <div><code class="inline-block my-1 mr-1 px-2 py-1 font-mono border rounded">b</code> Bottom</div>
        <div><code class="inline-block my-1 mr-1 px-2 py-1 font-mono border rounded">l</code> Left</div>
        <div><code class="inline-block my-1 mr-1 px-2 py-1 font-mono border rounded">x</code> Horizontal</div>
        <div><code class="inline-block my-1 mr-1 px-2 py-1 font-mono border rounded">y</code> Vertical</div>
    </div>
    <div class="pl-12 border-l">
        <div class="mb-3 text-slate uppercase">Space</div>
        <div><code class="inline-block my-1 mr-1 px-2 py-1 font-mono border rounded">0</code> 0</div>
        <div><code class="inline-block my-1 mr-1 px-2 py-1 font-mono border rounded">1</code> 0.25rem</div>
        <div><code class="inline-block my-1 mr-1 px-2 py-1 font-mono border rounded">2</code> 0.5rem</div>
        <div><code class="inline-block my-1 mr-1 px-2 py-1 font-mono border rounded">3</code> 0.75rem</div>
        <div><code class="inline-block my-1 mr-1 px-2 py-1 font-mono border rounded">4</code> 1rem</div>
        <div><code class="inline-block my-1 mr-1 px-2 py-1 font-mono border rounded">6</code> 1.5rem</div>
        <div><code class="inline-block my-1 mr-1 px-2 py-1 font-mono border rounded">8</code> 2rem</div>
    </div>
</div>

<h2 id="customizing">Customizing the spacing scale</h2>

You can customize the margin and padding utilities using the `@sizing-scale` variable. Please note that the entire scale must be redefined. It's not possible to add a new value to the existing scale.


```css
// Scale customization here
```

<h2 id="responsive">Responsive spacing utilities</h2>

The spacing utilities can also be used with <a href="/responsive">responsive</a> prefixes:

```html
<div class="p-1 sm:p-2 md:p-3 lg:p-4"></div>
<div class="m-1 sm:m-2 md:m-3 lg:m-4"></div>
<div class="pull-1 sm:pull-2 md:pull-3 lg:pull-4"></div>
```

```css
// Responsive example here
```